March 17, 2002 There are often a number of
characteristics that can be used to describe
characters through out literature. The classic
mythological hero may be described as having the
tragic Greek heroic personality. The tragic Greek
heroic personality contains characteristics such
as excellence (ar^eye), pride (hubris), blind
recklessness (ate), and disastrous retribution
(nemesis). Though most mythological heroes contain
these qualities, Sophocles developed his own
heroic personality. The soph...

Sophocles Antigone is, without a doubt, one of the
greatest tragedies ever written. There are many
questions that somebody could ask about this work,
but this one intrigues me the most: Who is the
tragic hero Could it be Antigone Or could it be
Creon Antigone might be the name of the tragedy,
but I believe that Creon is the winning candidate.
His role in the plot of this tragedy, his sensible
tragic fault, and his dynamic character are the
obvious reasons why I chose him as the tragic
hero. Firs...

The name 'tragic hero', which has become
synonymous with Shakespearean dramas, was
developed before Hamlet, Macbeth or any of
Shakespeare's well-known plays were written. The
literary term was actually discovered around 330
BC by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle.
Through his theory of catharsis, Aristotle debated
that the great plays of Sophocles, Euripides, and
other Greek playwrights contained tragic heroes
similar to each other, which all portrayed four
basic characteristics ('English ...

Tragic Hero By reading Sophocles, Antigone, one
may think that the name of the play should be
Creon instead; this is because his tragedy is the
axis of the work. It is also clear that he is a
tragic character, but not the only tragic
character in the play. Antigone is battling
against Creon, but she is also clashing against
patriarchy, the power of the state, and the rules
of the society, all in good virtue. Through her
actions, Antigone proves to be more of the tragic
heroine than simply a trag...

John Proctor: A Tragic Hero Over the years,
literary devices have changed as writers
continually come up with new ones. One device that
is has been used many times throughout the
generations is the appearance of the tragic hero.
Since the days of Shakespeare, tragic heroes have
been used to enhance the meaning of a literary
work. Any character cannot be described as tragic
hero. Several key characteristics are necessary
for the tragic hero to possess in order to be
characterized as such. He must...

Brutus, A Tragic Hero "Not that I loved Caesar
less, but that I loved Rome more." (Shakespeare 3.
2. 21-24) William Shakespeare s play, The Tragedy
of Julius Caesar, is based mainly on the
assassination of Julius Caesar. Ironically Brutus,
Caesar s loyal friend, who was fashioned by
Cassius and the Conspirators, is the one who made
the assassination happen. Artemidorus, Calpurnia,
and the Soothsayer were just a few who warned
Caesar of what was to come on the Ides of March
(March 15), but he tur...

After examining the play, Antigone, for tragic
characters, it is seen that there could be many
different possibilities. One character is clearly
shown to be the tragic character though, and that
is Antigone. She plays this role so great because
she has all of the correct characteristics of a
tragic character including her tragic flaw and her
downfall. A tragic character is defined as a
person who suffers a downfall in the course of the
play, this character also has a tragic flaw which
is the eve...

Julius Caesar As A Tragic Hero In Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare illustrated Caesar as a tragic
hero by showing that he was a noble man of high
rank, by showing that he was a historical figure
with a tragic flaw which lead to his downfall, and
by showing that Caesar accepted his fate of death
& achieved honor and respect in his death. There
is a contradiction between who the main tragic
hero of Julius Caesar is. Can there possibly be 2
main tragic heroes in one book? If Julius Caesar
wasn't t...

Oedipus Rex, a tragic victim of fate, easily meets
the criteria of the tragic hero. According to
Aristotle, a tragic hero can not be extremely
virtuous or evil, they must be on the middle
ground. This is true of Oedipus, in the eye of the
public, he is a concerned, caring individual, but
he is also capable of atrocities. He does have the
blood of his own father on his hands. The fact
that he did not know that he was killing his own
father places him in the median between virtuous
and evil. A tra...

At one time in our lives there is a moment when we
may think that of ourselves as better than someone
or something. There may also be a point in our
lives when making a decision may lead to an error
in judgement. In the play Oedipus Rex, written by
Sophocles, both of these characteristics can be
seen in the main character. These characteristics
are known as the tragic flaw. these flaws are
like hubris meaning excess pride, leading to
overconfidence, and hamartia meaning errors and
weakness in j...

A tragedy, as defined by Ms. Tozar, is "the story
of a falling from a high place to a lower place by
a character." In other words, a tragedy is a story
of an individual who starts in a high position and
descends throughout the story to end in a position
that is lower than original position. The
individual who makes the descent is known as the
tragic hero. The tragic hero, as defined by Ms.
Tozar, is "the character who falls from grace as a
result of fate and / or a weakness. In the drama,
Antigo...

In Sophocle's Antigone, the characters show a
variety of traits. However, Antigone's life of
ambition, family of noble rank, and display of
good mentality portray her as the tragic hero of
the story. A tragic hero must include three main
traits. The hero must have a tragic flaw, a family
of high class or rank, and must be a basically
good person. Antigone fulfills all three traits
thoroughly in the mythic story of Antigone. A
tragic flaw plays a very important part of a
tragic hero. Tragic flaw...

Is President Bill Clinton a Tragic character A
tragic character is someone who is basically good,
strong, intelligent, and not a martyr. A tragic
character must have good fortune and be
successful. A tragic character must also possess a
tragic flaw, which in an attribute that would lead
to a downfall. The character must also be of great
importance or in a position of greatness. The
character must have a good conscience, be well
liked by the people, and do a job. Bill Clinton
possesses two sides...

There have been many tragic heroes throughout the
history of literature, including the tragic hero
of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In
The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne makes the tragic
hero clearly understood. Roger Chillingworth is
obviously the tragic hero in this novel. There are
many facts to back up this claim. A tragic hero
can be described as a man / woman who has great
promise, ability, and integrity of character. This
is a clear match to Chillingworth's personality.
Although ...

The Greek Tragedy The tragedy was a large part of
people's lives in ancient Greece. Tragedies became
prominent long before Christ was born. A tragedy,
or goat-song, usually were seen during festivals
in ancient Greek times. Tragedies gradually
increased in seriousness until they were given
utmost importance. Greek tragedies began at a
festival in honor of a god, there were three great
tragic authors, and all tragedies include a tragic
situation. Greek tragedies began at a festival in
honor of D...

Oedipus: Sophecles Tragic Hero A perfect tragedy
should imitate actions which excite pity and fear
and through pity and fear effect the proper
purgation of the emotions. (Aristotle, Poetics)
Oedipus Rex, by Sophecles, is a true tragedy and
the character of Oedipus is the archetype of the
tragic hero. Moral corruption and depravity did
not bring upon Oedipus misfortune. He is then
pitied as a tragic character because he had no
control over his future and misfortune. Oedipus
was highly prosperous ...

The question of what defines tragedy has been an
issue addressed by several different literary
minds since the day of Aristotle, the first person
to define tragedy. When Aristotle first defined
tragedy he believed tragedy was something reserved
for a person of noble stature. He said this person
was eventually brought down by a tragic flaw,
hence the term tragedy. Robert Silverberg agrees
with Aristotle's views on tragedy, but other
authors don't accept Aristotle's view so easily.
Arthur Miller f...

Do you know what a tragic hero is and what the key
elements for being a tragic hero are? Well there
are four elements for a character to become a
tragic hero: one is the character's destruction
results from a tragic flaw: two the character
loses everything in their destruction: third the
character shows dignity and courage in the face of
their destruction: and fourth the character is
important and has much to lose. Here is why John
Proctor is a tragic hero and here are three of the
four reasons ...

In Antigone, both Antigone and Kreon could be
considered the tragic hero of the play. A tragic
hero, defined by A Dictionary of Literary,
Dramatic and Cinematic Terms, is someone who
suffers due to a tragic flaw, or hamartia. This
Greek word is variously translated as? tragic
flaw? or? error? or? weakness? . Kreon? s
hamartia, like in many plays, is hybris? Greek for
overweening pride, arrogance, or excessive
confidence. Kreon? s hybris causes him to attempt
to violate the laws of order or huma...

There has always been a bit of confusion as to the
tragic hero of the Greek Drama Antigone. Many
assume that simply because the play is named for
Antigone, that she is the tragic hero. However,
evidence supports that Creon, and not Antigone, is
the tragic hero of the play. Examining the factors
that create a Greek Tragedy, and a tragic
character, it is clear that the tragic hero is in
fact Creon. First, take into account the timeframe
in which Antigone was written. During the time of
Sophocles, ...